Moto, B: Cloud Computing Based Mobile Census Of Population a

Census essentially refers to a complete counting of all elements in a population. This includes the collection, processing, compiling, evaluating, analysing of collected data, and the disseminating of all such information for decision making. This whole process may either be automated or manual. In today‘s world, information technology affects and influences every aspect of human activity. This research is a study of how census can be automated using hand held mobile devices. This automation may reduce on the possible and actual errors in the final processed information. The collection of data using mobile technology focuses on the potential benefits that may accrue to the exercise. Such benefits may include speed of collection and processing of data for decision making before the value of the data can become obsolete. Many organisations are increasingly focusing on new ways of conducting surveys that focus on data collection and analysis methods to replace the traditional manual ways of data collection that used using paper and pencil.